Mundo Deportivo newspaper revealed that Barcelona officials understand the significant decline in Robert Lewandowski's level this season and attribute it mainly to his advanced age.
The 35-year-old only managed to score 9 goals this season in all tournaments, with a noticeable decline in his technical abilities and his unusually wasting many opportunities.
According to the Catalan newspaper, the general feeling within Barcelona is that Lewandowski has begun to be physically affected by his advanced age, as he has become slower in terms of speed, which has had a tremendous impact on him as a striker.
There is a feeling within Barca that Lewandowski needs to realize this fact and work on changing his playing style so that he can become influential again in Xavi Hernandez's squad.
The basic idea of changing his playing style includes staying more inside the penalty area and not moving too far backward, and through that he can take advantage of his scoring instinct, which he has not lost yet, according to the belief of Catalan club officials.
At the conclusion of its report, the Spanish newspaper noted that “Lewandowski must understand his age and capabilities, and not be obsessed with doing what he did in the past, as he must now realize his new reality.”
It is noteworthy that Lewandowski has not scored outside the Luis Companis Olympic Stadium in the Spanish League for three months, and with his level declining significantly, ideas have been raised about his departure next summer to get rid of his huge salary.
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